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Jim is the typical all-American guy — a macho "everyman" — with a soft spot for his beautiful wife and children. Jim's boyish bravado and humorous antics keep a certain level of turmoil in their

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    According to Jim Season 4 Episode 26 - The Scrapbook
    6.1/10(168 votes)

    #1 - The Scrapbook

    S4:E26

    Jim actually remembers his and Cheryl's anniversary - but Cheryl didn't! Improvising, she gives him the photo album that covers years worth of memories. They start reminiscing.

    Director:Charles T. Kanganis
    Writer:Mitch Hunter

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  2. According to Jim Season 7 Episode 4 - The Perfect Fight
    6.1/10(158 votes)

    #2 - The Perfect Fight

    S7:E4

    Cheryl and Jim have an evening at home without the kids and decide to stay in and just have dessert for dinner. But Jim's choice of pastries causes a spat which morphs into an all-out food fight. The next day they laugh off the night's argument; Jim is thrilled that they don't seem to have to talk things out. But then Andy, who's out for revenge on Jim for coaxing his kids to play pranks on him, counsels Cheryl to really dissect and analyze her marital arguments.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. According to Jim Season 7 Episode 18 - The Devil Went Down to Oak Park
    6.1/10(176 votes)

    #3 - The Devil Went Down to Oak Park

    S7:E18

    The Devil himself visits Jim to remind him of the deal they made years ago, when Jim promised to give away his fifth child if the Devil helped him win over Cheryl.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. According to Jim Season 8 Episode 6 - Cabin Boys
    6.1/10(157 votes)

    #4 - Cabin Boys

    S8:E6

    Jim looks forward to a "guys only" weekend with Andy, but when Andy ends up dumped by Emily over a text message and when the guys stumble upon Emily's depressed ex husband, Jim decides to do his best to cheer up the guys and save what's left of their weekend.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writers:Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman

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  5. According to Jim Season 1 Episode 17 - Date Night
    6.2/10(222 votes)

    #5 - Date Night

    S1:E17

    While out for dinner and a movie, Jim loses a parking spot, and later loses Cheryl when he can't let go of it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. According to Jim Season 3 Episode 2 - The Packer Ball
    6.2/10(192 votes)

    #6 - The Packer Ball

    S3:E2

    Jim is horrified when he sees his son Kyle with a green Packers ball. He tries by all means to change it for a Bears one, but the kid just can't let go of the green ball. Jim has nightmares about it and takes Kyle to his work in another attempt to get rid of the Packers ball. When he realizes there's nothing he can do about it, he does a little alteration on the ball so they can go to the Bears game peacefully.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. According to Jim Season 7 Episode 8 - The Rendezvous
    6.2/10(158 votes)

    #7 - The Rendezvous

    S7:E8

    When Cheryl returns home for a visit the kids end up occupying her time, so Jim decides to prepare a special date with her at the airport lounge, only to end up mistakenly arrested.

    Director:Jim Belushi
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. According to Jim Season 3 Episode 19 - When You Wish to Be a Star (2)
    6.3/10(189 votes)

    #8 - When You Wish to Be a Star (2)

    S3:E19

    Jim takes umbrage at being replaced as the father in a promotional shoot for a cruise line.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. According to Jim Season 4 Episode 7 - Plot Twist
    6.3/10(189 votes)

    #9 - Plot Twist

    S4:E7

    Cheryl's mother, Maggie, wants Jim, Cheryl and the family to rest someday in a family plot she reserved years ago, but Jim insists on his own family plot--then secretly reserves a a plot for himself next to a star football player.

    Director:Jim Belushi
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. According to Jim Season 5 Episode 16 - Get Your Freak On
    6.3/10(179 votes)

    #10 - Get Your Freak On

    S5:E16

    Cheryl believes she's attending a tasteful lingerie party, but is shocked to learn the hostess is selling sex toys and Cheryl buys one, but won't tell Jim.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Mitch Hunter

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  11. According to Jim Season 7 Episode 10 - All Dolled Up
    6.3/10(167 votes)

    #11 - All Dolled Up

    S7:E10

    Jim is forced organize a doll-themed party for Gracie while Cheryl is on bed rest, but when Gracie admits that the only reason she agreed to the party was because she wanted to please her mother, Jim decides to turn the party into something totally else.

    Director:Larry Joe Campbell
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. According to Jim Season 3 Episode 18 - When You Wish to Be a Star (1)
    6.4/10(190 votes)

    #12 - When You Wish to Be a Star (1)

    S3:E18

    Dana's first task at the ad agency is to cast the perfect TV family for a Disney cruise commercial. Cheryl and the kids get the job, but Dana's boss replaces Jim with a handsome actor in the role of "dad."

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. According to Jim Season 5 Episode 22 - Belaboring the Point
    6.4/10(179 votes)

    #13 - Belaboring the Point

    S5:E22

    When a proud and happy Ryan announces that Dana is pregnant, Jim warns him of Dana's upcoming hormone swings, and ends up dreaming that he is pregnant.

    Director:Bob Koherr
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. According to Jim Season 7 Episode 17 - No Bedrest for the Wicked
    6.4/10(153 votes)

    #14 - No Bedrest for the Wicked

    S7:E17

    Jim anxiously awaits for the moment when Cheryl is off bedrest so she'd take over all the chores, but Dana urges him to let Cheryl rest until she goes into labor. After meeting Cheryl's gynecologist, Jim learns that Cheryl was already allowed to be more active, but she didn't tell him.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. According to Jim Season 8 Episode 3 - Jami McFame
    6.4/10(175 votes)

    #15 - Jami McFame

    S8:E3

    Jim and his band win a chance to play for a child pop sensation Jami McFame, but when the star gives them an attitude, Jim decides to set her straight.

    Director:Jim Belushi
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. According to Jim Season 8 Episode 4 - Andy's Proposal
    6.4/10(160 votes)

    #16 - Andy's Proposal

    S8:E4

    Jim urges Andy to propose to Emily or risk losing her, but when he sees Emily dining with another man, he doubts the wisdom of his advice.

    Director:Jim Belushi
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. According to Jim Season 8 Episode 5 - Two For The Money
    6.4/10(154 votes)

    #17 - Two For The Money

    S8:E5

    When Cheryl learns of Jim's plan to use their twins in a movie starring Steve Guttenberg to get some money for Christmas gifts, she refuses to let him do it, but Andy and Jim decide to go through with the plan anyway, only to have it backfire when the producers cut the kids hair to make them look alike.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writers:Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman

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  18. According to Jim Season 8 Episode 14 - Happy Jim
    6.4/10(153 votes)

    #18 - Happy Jim

    S8:E14

    Jim's bad back has him on prescription pain pills which has him in an altered state and opens up an opportunity for the family to share information which usually would upset him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman

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  19. According to Jim Season 1 Episode 3 - The Cat Came Back
    6.5/10(264 votes)

    #19 - The Cat Came Back

    S1:E3

    Cheryl's 15 year-old cat Mr. Feeney dies and she wants Jim to bury it on the backyard, but Jim desperately wants to go to the Bears game. He sticks the cat in the garage freezer, planning on burying it after the game, but Cheryl finds out before he comes home. She is hurt that Jim doesn't listen to her nor care about a cat that has been longer with her than anything in her current life. Jim, feeling guilty, provides a proper funeral for Mr. Feeney and gets her a brand new dog, which she doesn't like very much at first, but starts to accept it later.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tracy Gamble

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  20. According to Jim Season 1 Episode 7 - Cheryl's Old Flame
    6.5/10(245 votes)

    #20 - Cheryl's Old Flame

    S1:E7

    When Andy decides Dana is responsible for his inferiority complex, he asks her to join him in his therapy - but she falls for his therapist. Jim and Cheryl disagree about letting the kids to have their own TV; Jim admits to riding his motorcycle, breaking a promise he'd made to Cheryl earlier; and Ruby innocently divulges a secret of Cheryl's, exposing a broken promise of hers to Jim.

    Director:Michael Lembeck
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. According to Jim Season 1 Episode 12 - Model Behavior
    6.5/10(237 votes)

    #21 - Model Behavior

    S1:E12

    Jim and Cheryl agree to let Ruby model for a print ad as a one-time thing, but when the photographer calls her a natural, Jim gets Ruby an agent.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Tracy Gamble

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  22. According to Jim Season 1 Episode 16 - Under Pressure
    6.5/10(224 votes)

    #22 - Under Pressure

    S1:E16

    After Jim is diagnosed with high blood pressure, Cheryl decides to do everything to help him. She makes him special food, give him backrubs, and keeps asking about his day in order to free him from stress. But Jim doesn't know how to share so much and tells her an old financial problem of the firm. Cheryl stays up all night doing math to figure out a way out of the problem. Jim says she has a disease and is always trying to help people, which Cheryl responds with stop caring about him. In the end, they finally settle their issues when Jim says he loves her and would be a total mess without her.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. According to Jim Season 1 Episode 18 - Birthday Boys
    6.5/10(225 votes)

    #23 - Birthday Boys

    S1:E18

    It's Kyle and Andy's birthday, and Andy is feeling a little left out of his own special day. They decide to take him to a restaurant that serves a 4,5 lbs steak, and Jim offers to pay for the check because Cheryl isn't feeling equal to Dana, who's spending a lot of money on their kids. On the table, Dana says she doesn't mind paying the check because she makes more money than Jim, which enfuriates him. He buys a donkey for the girls so they can know he's the one they should go to if they want stuff (in this case, they wanted a poney, but "they'll never know the difference"), and it isn't until the donkey ruins a painting Dana bought for Kyle's room that they talk it out and settle their issues.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 15 - The Smell of Success
    6.5/10(201 votes)

    #24 - The Smell of Success

    S2:E15

    Cheryl isn't very supportive of Jim's latest invention, a flatulent doll named "Gassy Gus."

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. According to Jim Season 2 Episode 27 - Vegas, Baby (1)
    6.5/10(194 votes)

    #25 - Vegas, Baby (1)

    S2:E27

    On a family trip to Vegas, Cheryl secretly plans a reunion with Jim and his estranged sister, Roxanne, on the special, one-hour season finale.

    Director:Mark Cendrowski
    Writer:Bob Nickman

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Scrapbook" is the worst rated episode of "According to Jim". It scored 6.1/10 based on 168 votes. Directed by Charles T. Kanganis and written by Mitch Hunter, it aired on 5/10/2005. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Perfect Fight".